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CHARLES SUSS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

TENPIN.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

Application led June 22, 1909. Serial No. 503,655.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SUss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tenpins; and 'I do hereby declare the following to be a full,'

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ten pins, and the object of thel invention is to prevent the wood of which the article yis made from chipping at the points where it is especially exposed to concussion.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the construction hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application: Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a ten pin illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 indicates the body of a ten pin formed in the usual manner and being provided at its heaviest portion with a wide annular groove 2 having a narrow groove 3 connected therewith for the reception of the tongue 4 of a collar 5 made of rubber, leather or other suitable material. The surface of the collar 5 may be slightly curved if desired to conform to the general configuration of the ten pin, and the edges 6 of this collar are rounded as shown and abut correspondingly rounded edges 7 of the device, in'order to prevent the edges of the wood and the collar from chipping, as they ordinarily do, owing to the rough usage to which the article is subjected. The base of the ten pin is also provided with a collar 8, smaller at the lower edge than at the upper edge, and provided at such upper edge with an inwardly extending flanged portion 9 in order that it may positively grip the edges of the annular groove 12. It will be observed that the surface 13 of the base of the ten pin is not directly on a line with the surface 14, but is parallel therewith, provision being made for the collar 8, the material composing which is of such thickness that the outer surface of such collar will be directly in line with the surface 14 of the body of the article. The edges 15 and 16 of the collar and the body portion, respectively, are rounded,

las in the case of the collar previously mentioned, and for a similar purpose.

It is obvious that the flange located at the central vportion of the collar will coperate with the construction specified at 6 and 7,

and when the iexible material of which the collar is made, is caused to expand by impact, the edge of the collar will not be pressed over the edge of the groove in t e ten pin. yIf the collar were thus permitted to expand, or be forced over a square edge, adjacent to the groove, the collar would soon become damaged and worthless.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a ten pin, a body portion provided with an annular groove, and a collar of elastic material located within the groove, thel outer edges of the collar and of the walls of the groove being chamfered, forming a shallow annular channel, for preventing the chipf ping of the body ortion.

In testimony w ereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES SUSS.

Witnesses:

JOHN MENG, CONRAD BAUMANN. 

